if he was murdered, did she kill him? was life insurance involved in any way? if so, did he have a large payout? was the money going to her? along the same line, did "why not" refer to why not go ahead and spend his money?

was she having an affair? perhaps why not marry again? why not let an affair be known?

did the "why not" refer to something bad she was thinking of doing or something good she was thinking of doing?

when you said "not yet" to whether jobs were relevant, did you mean that jobs will be relevant later, after some of the other things are solved, or are jobs never relevant?

not yet?? hmm any other people involved then? Yes 1? 2?3? 4? 5? One significant character more, and several randoms

was he murdered? Yope did he kill himself? No was it an accident? No

was he cheating on her? No was she cheating on him? No, no crimes of passion involved

does Why Should I refer to why should I kill myself? YES! Damn that was quick! or why should I do something about my husband dying? why should I do something to his body? why should I grieve? why should I arrange his funeral? None of the rest

Is there a current and up to date list of methods of death that can be considered posted? There might be, and if you find one I'd be happy to point the relevant one out

if he was murdered, did she kill him? Nowas life insurance involved in any way? if so, did he have a large payout? was the money going to her? Noalong the same line, did "why not" refer to why not go ahead and spend his money? There is no "why not" in the puzzle statement

was she having an affair? perhaps why not marry again? why not let an affair be known? No, again, no "why not" :-)

did the "why not" refer to something bad she was thinking of doing or something good she was thinking of doing? Beginning to see a trend here hehe...

when you said "not yet" to whether jobs were relevant, did you mean that jobs will be relevant later, after some of the other things are solved, or are jobs never relevant? Read above

Asphyxiation Airgun shooting Allergic Reaction Aeroplane crash Ate themselves to death Alligator Attack Anaesthetic Beheaded Boiled Bullet in brain/other part of body… consider listed Built into a wall/support for a road/some structure Bird attack Bomb attack Crossbow bolt Crushed to death Cubed up Cat attack Cooked Crocodile attack Dog attack Donkey attack Drawn Drowned Dagger Dragged along a road Duped into going first somewhere (like through a door leading to a deadly situation) Duped into opening something (like a mail bomb) Eaten Electrocution Executed Fell off a height Fell down a hole Fell into water Fell in front of a bus/ car/other type of vehicle Fell from a horse/another animal Fell from a vehicle Frozen to death Gored by an animal Gnu attack Gunshot Gun whipped Garotted Hung Hauled in front of a moving vehicle. Heart Attack Heart surgery Horse riding accident Ice cubes containing poison. Ice pick in the head Ice cube melts under feet of victim wearing noose Jack-knifed vehicle placing victim in deadly situation Knife attack Keelhauled Killed in some fashion not yet covered by this list Laughed themselves to death Left to die by “friend” Left to die by an animal Left to die by enemy Left friends to die quietly (a la Captain Oates) Lack of oxygen (in space) Lack of Oxygen (in water) Murdered by person or persons unknown Murdered by person or person known Mauled by lions/animals Made to kill themselves Made to drink poison Made to do some reckless act that might (did) lead to death Meathook in back Nailed to a cross/other item Nightmare causing heart attack Nightshade (deadly) Natural causes Over fed Over medicated Overrun by enemies Overrun by insects Overrun by animals Old age Placed in a deadly situation by friends Placed in a deadly situation by enemies Placed in a deadly situation by strangers Poisoned Pendulum of death (Poe) Quartered Raped, and left for dead Run over by ????? Run over by a reindeer Reindeer attack Run through with a sword Rain of unusual items RTC (Road traffic collision) Stabbed Shot Strung up Shock Sword Shotgun Truncheon Took bad advice Under fed Under medicated Vehicle dropped on unsuspecting victim Whipped to death X-ray exposure Yak attack Yachting accident (ever had a boom hit you on the head???) Zebra crossing Zebra attack

Asphyxiation Airgun shooting Allergic Reaction Aeroplane crash Ate themselves to death Alligator Attack Anaesthetic Beheaded Boiled Bullet in brain/other part of body… consider listed Built into a wall/support for a road/some structure Bird attack Bomb attack Crossbow bolt Crushed to death Cubed up Cat attack Cooked Crocodile attack Dog attack Donkey attack Drawn Drowned Dagger Dragged along a road Duped into going first somewhere (like through a door leading to a deadly situation) Duped into opening something (like a mail bomb) Eaten Electrocution Executed Fell off a height Fell down a hole Fell into water Fell in front of a bus/ car/other type of vehicle Fell from a horse/another animal Fell from a vehicle Frozen to death Gored by an animal Gnu attack Gunshot Gun whipped Garotted Hung Hauled in front of a moving vehicle. Heart Attack Heart surgery Horse riding accident Ice cubes containing poison. Ice pick in the head Ice cube melts under feet of victim wearing noose Jack-knifed vehicle placing victim in deadly situation Knife attack Keelhauled Killed in some fashion not yet covered by this list Laughed themselves to death Left to die by “friend” Left to die by an animal Left to die by enemy Left friends to die quietly (a la Captain Oates) Lack of oxygen (in space) Lack of Oxygen (in water) Murdered by person or persons unknown Murdered by person or person known Mauled by lions/animals Made to kill themselves Made to drink poison Made to do some reckless act that might (did) lead to death Meathook in back Nailed to a cross/other item Nightmare causing heart attack Nightshade (deadly) Natural causes Over fed Over medicated Overrun by enemies Overrun by insects Overrun by animals Old age Placed in a deadly situation by friends Placed in a deadly situation by enemies Placed in a deadly situation by strangers Poisoned Pendulum of death (Poe) Quartered Raped, and left for dead Run over by ????? Run over by a reindeer Reindeer attack Run through with a sword Rain of unusual items RTC (Road traffic collision) Stabbed This one, and I've been permanently scarred by reading your list... lolShot Strung up Shock Sword By thisShotgun Truncheon Took bad advice Under fed Under medicated Vehicle dropped on unsuspecting victim Whipped to death X-ray exposure Yak attack Yachting accident (ever had a boom hit you on the head???) Zebra crossing Zebra attack

So stabbed by a sword. Is the other significant person the killer? Manslaughter? So is it an accidental stabbing? Was the sword supposed to be blunted? if she hadn't asked the question (aloud?) would she have died the same way? If not then consider list reposted in this respect!

So stabbed by a sword. Is the other significant person the killer? No, as answered beforeManslaughter? NoSo is it an accidental stabbing? Was the sword supposed to be blunted? Noif she hadn't asked the question (aloud?) would she have died the same way? She thought it, as you can glean from the puzzle statement... and she would not have killed her self in a yopishly 'murder' way If not then consider list reposted in this respect!

Was he the "teacher"? She? both? Neither, the job became relevant with the third person, so yea, the third person was the teacher

Also from your list, she would have killed herself by something close to:

Made to kill themselves Placed in a deadly situation by friends Placed in a deadly situation by strangers Cooked (Tangentially lol)

If I pass several thousand volts of electricity throught your body it would burn you quite badly wouldn't it? (I was pursuing a thought where she was being put in a place to carry the can for the death...allowing oneself to be executed would pretty much account for those codes.)

Puzzle statement says she thought it, but didn't exclude the possiblity that she voiced it as well.

So we have excluded murder and manslaughter... what remains? war? was he in a battle? Are the pair together when he dies? does she witness it, or just see the body after/hear he has died?

If I pass several thousand volts of electricity throught your body it would burn you quite badly wouldn't it? (I was pursuing a thought where she was being put in a place to carry the can for the death...allowing oneself to be executed would pretty much account for those codes.) IRR

Puzzle statement says she thought it, but didn't exclude the possiblity that she voiced it as well. It doesn't exclude a lot of other possibilities as well. No, she only thought it.

So we have excluded murder and manslaughter... what remains? war? Yes! Well done. was he in a battle? Yes Are the pair together when he dies? No does she witness it No, or just see the body after/hear he has died? afterq

So he is killed in battle... on the losing side? IRR as a consequence she ends up in a situation that is life-threatening? Yope... was he the friend refered to by in "placed in a deadly situation by friends"? No, but again, that's a vague reference to what happened don't focus on it

She is due to be burnt... accident? deliberate? sacrifice? Suttee? Suttee! Well done :-D

******************SPOILER******************** She was a young woman, newly married. Her husband died in a war, and according to the ancient custom of 'Sati' she was to join him in his funeral pyre. Her village was secluded and extremely orthodox. So no wonder, they expected her to fulfill the custom, and if she didn't go voluntarily they would have probably forced her into the fire.

Fortunately, she was one of the few girls who had been allowed to go to the nearby school, where she had developed a good rapport with the teacher. She went back to the old man and informed him of her plight. He immediately directed her to the women's refuge in the city, and she was saved from a horrible death.

Sati was a Hindu funeral custom, now very rare, in which the widow would immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre.

The term is derived from the original name of the goddess Sati also known as Dakshayani, who immolated herself, unable to bear the humiliation of her (living) husband Shiva by her father Daksha. The term may also be used to refer to the widow herself. The term sati is now sometimes interpreted as 'chaste woman'.

A lot of Hindus (including me) believe this practice to be a misinterpretation of that story, which was meant to symbolize the chastity of the female and not the burning of the widow.

Thankfully, the Indian government has established a task force to ensure this practice remains abolished.

Thanks for playing along! Great job Tsoram! Cheers, and do keep cracking at my other puzzle Quick! 3.0 (which is turning out to be not so much of a quickie, my apologies)